Instead, use descriptive words that tell what color, size or type of product it is.

Try this instead: “Yellow Wood Bead Tribal Necklace”.

For your product descriptions, be sure you talk about the benefits of your product.

Your product benefits go over why someone should buy your product. People buy based on emotions and feelings, so it's a good idea to tap into that.

Do your products make a person feel confident, beautiful, happy or organized? Do your products help eliminate stress?

Tell a story around your product based on how it will make your customer feel.

Then describe the product's features, such as measurements, color, materials, product care and more.

Your product descriptions should be between 300-500 words for getting better search engine rankings and also for your customer. They want to know enough about your product in order to make an informed decision.

Action step

Pick 5-10 of your bestselling (or favorite) products.

Write each of them a physically descriptive title.

Write each of them a product description between 300-500 words. Be sure you talk about both benefits and features.

Step 9: Setting up shop

If you don't have a shop or website yet, here are some various options to consider:

Etsy

WordPress

Shopify

Price/Fees

$0.20 to list. 3.5% commission. No monthly fees

Free

2.9% + $0.30 commission. Starts at $29/mo fee

Usability/Ease of use

Easy – requires no HTML or CSS knowledge to set up a shop

Hard – you need a solid understanding of WordPress in order to make it work, otherwise pay someone else to set it up for you

Medium – requires a bit of toying around. Some very basic understanding of code will be helpful but is not neccesary

Maintenance

Easy – it is easy to edit your shop and its products. You can even bulk edit if needed

Medium – updating product descriptions or photos takes a bit more clicks to get done

Easy – the interface for product management is intuitive and user friendly

Features

Limited – because Etsy calls the shots on the overall website, Etsy is very basic when it comes to ecommerce or marketing features that can help you sell more

Wide range – Want a feature added for collecting email subscribers at checkout? You can download a plugin for that. The same goes for almost any other feature you can think of, but not all of them will be compatible with your set up

Most options – Shopify is currently the leading ecommerce solution. It offers a myriad of marketing features that help boost sales (although some are not free) and integrate with major social media to encourage direct sales

Branding/Design

Very limited – Etsy keeps moving towards an Etsy-only branded marketplace. There are few places you can customize your shop design but overall you are not in control of your site's style

Unlimited – Literally, you can design your WordPress shop or site any way you like. You control the branding and shopping experience every step of the way

Somewhat limited – Shopify provides you with hundreds of theme options to customize your store with. You can make minor style and design adjustments but you do not control every element completely

I recommend either WordPress (you'll need the WooCommerce plugin to turn your site into a shop) or Shopify depending on your resources:

Boost post ads

Use only when: Your engagement is low and few people are seeing your posts

What kind of ad to use: You'll get to choose which post you want to advertise. Use a post that has shown signs of viral potential, such as if it already has gotten more likes, comments and shares than your other posts.

Who to target: Only use this ad on your existing Facebook fans

Result: More of your fans start to see your posts organically (for free) because they responded to your ad. It's like they're telling Facebook, “I like this post, I want to see more like it”.

Website ads

Goal: You want people to visit your website and see a special promotion or deal

Use only when: You've set up a specific landing page telling people about your promotion or ask people to subscribe to your mailing list. Otherwise you have no way of reaching these people again when they leave your website and your advertising money will be gone in the wind.

What kind of ad to use: Any picture of your product with text overlay about your promo added to the graphic

Comments

My biggest challenge is to set up a shopping cart on my personal website, http://www.meredithbead.com . After much research, I decided on Magento — but I know absolutely nothing about coding, so this will be a huge, huge learning curve. However, I’m confident that I can learn (perhaps with a little help from my friends.) I have almost 800 items to upload. I’ve allotted all of July and August to meet this goal. This is so important to me.

However, I’ve applied to Amazon Handmade — and if I’m accepted, then getting that shop up and running will become my priority, and installing a shopping cart will be delayed until after my Amazon is complete.

1. Utilize my blog + newsletter to drive more traffic to my shop with relevant information + fun! 1a. Set up an editorial calender! 2. Improve product photos!! 3. New products at various price ranges featuring my designs, as well as new designs. My measurable result is of course more sales! My goal for this month is 30!

This is so freakin awesome, Shawna! Thanks for sharing your goals here. 30 sales? You can do it. Your products are so perfect and adorable and reasonably priced. Just remember to keep taking action, even on those days you want to give up.

Running your own business is hard work. You’re amazing for being here!

1) goal one is to start making more sales, at least 4 a week. But would love to get to 1 a day! 2) do more marketing and learning more about different marketing tips 3) gain more followers on social media

Mei, I love this; thank you so much for doing this with us. You understand. My goals for this month: 1. Start our newsletter and use it (participating in Firefly Artisan Handmade Market at the end of the month, and need a newsletter sign up before the Market). 2. Look at options for weaning off of Etsy as the primary shop site. 3. 30 sales a month, consistently (have to admit, crossing my fingers). 4. 5 Media pitches a week (joined Get Media Happy), and continue to improve those pitches.

Hey Anthony, be sure you’re using the share buttons in the box that says this challenge is locked (instead of the tiny social media buttons that include Pinterest). There should only be four options available: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

Hey Catherine! Could you try using a different browser, or try incognito? Most people are able to get through to the challenge, and the ones having trouble unlocking it has conflicting apps going on. Otherwise, just let me know and I can add you to get the challenge by email as well!

Thank you Mei, this challenge was perfect timing for me, and I’m sure for the other sellers too. With this challenge I want to improve my sales and create a cohesive product line, this will not only help my brand, but also save me some money on supplies/ time that I don’t need to invest on. I’m also about to start building a MadeFreshly website, this challenge will help me start well from scratch there.

I’m revisiting day one now. I read through the challenge and now I’m getting focused to really attack these tasks. I’m so grateful for this challenge! One sale a day would be AMAZING. I feel like I’m so close, but I’m just missing a few pieces to the puzzle to make that a reality. My goals are

– One Sale a Day by August 30. – Create an Editorial Calendar and STICK WITH IT – Compile a library of AWESOME product images to use in social media and newsletters – At least 100 – Create a 12-month marketing calendar with each line launch broken down into tasks

Question: when pricing products do you ever factor in product development? I hate to only compensate myself for the time it takes to produce/package my prints when the creation of them takes much longer. Should I just use a x2.5 markup to pad that?

Some people do, I personally don’t because I know I’ll sell enough of each design to be recompensated. I also always give myself a maximum number of hours to design something, so I know I’m not going over board.

To factor in product development, you’ll need to add in a design time cost using your hourly rate. Then divide that by how many pieces you think you’ll sell in this design’s lifetime. You can see how this makes it vague and ultimately a guesstimate, but it will definitely increase your cost and price to account for your design time.

So, if your hourly rate is $25 and you spent 4 hours to design a product ($100 total in design labor) and you anticipate selling 100 of them, then the cost will increase by $1.00 each ($100 in design costs divide by 100 pieces). If you use a 2.0x markup from cost to retail and then retail to wholesale, then your retail price will be $4 more.

If you’re using Android and then trying to access via your computer, you’ll have to try sharing again. The unlock doesn’t happen across different devices.

Also, please check that you’re using the social media buttons that are in the unlock box. There should only be four options available (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn) and the button images are larger.

Love this challenge, Mei! Just found it so that’s why I’m late getting started.

My main goal for the month would be to have 3-4 sales a week on Etsy. My second goal is to sell 15-20 pieces of my jewelry at a local event I will be attending the last week of July. My third goal is to discover new marketing strategies for reaching my anticipated target customers. And my last goal is to update some of my photos in my Etsy shop.

Just found you through IG and I LOVE this challenge. I just launched my website a couple of weeks ago. I have a bunch of goals for this month.

1. To get two more sales through my website. 2. Sell at least 10 items at my boutique trunk show next week. 3. Upload all of my items to my website and tweak the photos and descriptions based on your recommendations. 4. Find new places, from your recs, to market my designs. 5. Network at an event that I’m attending tomorrow and pick other small businesses brains!

My first goal is to create a gro up of loyal customers who wait for my weekly shop updates and then POUNCE them! People who connect with or are inspired by the vision of my pieces and can’t get enough of their beauty. These people will follow my process, from gathering supplies, to creating, to sharing completed new works via social media venues.

My first goal is to create a group of loyal customers who wait for my weekly shop updates and then POUNCE them! People who connect with or are inspired by the vision of my pieces and can’t get enough of their beauty. These people will follow my process, from gathering supplies, to creating, to sharing completed new works via social media venues.

Hey Sarah!! Thanks for posting and sharing your goals! I would encourage you to create a SMART goal as prompted in the challenge. Your goal is a great big picture vision of what you want your business to be like but how do you measure and track it? How will you know when you’ve reached your goal? It’s important to translate your big picture goal into something that you can measure, such as “1000 Instagram followers” or “double my engagement on Facebook”. Does that make sense?

My goals are: 1: improve my photography and upload new photos to easy and Facebook 2: to apply for three craft fairs 3. To write four blogs All these should lead to increased sales – I’m aiming for ten sales in August!

Make sure you are using the social media buttons inside the lock box. There are only four options – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. The smaller social media sharing buttons under the yellow box that says “Liked this post? Get the FREE ebook to making more money in your handmade business! ” will not work.

1 – To add three items to my etsy shop every day. 2 – To update 3 existing listings daily, to ensure they have 5 photos best tags and titles according to current searches. 3 – To get involved in 3 ‘twitter hours’ each week.

I shared on Pinterest and Facebook and am still locked. My goals1) One sale a week by my 59th birthday. (tomorrow is my 58th) 2)Understand more about various web sites like Pinterest , Instagram and twitter. 3) Spiff up my Etsy web site.

Helen, make sure you are using the social media buttons inside the lock box. There are only four options – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. Pinterest will not unlock the challenge, nor will the smaller social media sharing buttons.

I just started the challenge and I’m excited to see what the next month brings! My goals are: Average a sale a day by January 2016 Gain 50 email subscribers by November 1, 2015 Create a social media plan I can actually manage by September 1, 2015

So for the 3 goals this month, it’s a bit more difficult since there’s 4 of us working (marketing/Finance, operations, productions and photography).

I’m the Marketing/Finance, that’s why I’m here. Honestly, up until last month (July12), I have no idea how to market a handmade business. The only part of the Finance that I do is keeping our expenses recorded and in check.

Your ebook is super helpful and the status that I have so far from the time I started was: – IG (started 15: now 1,370) – Twitter (started 0: now 103) – Facebook (started 20: now 52) – WordPress (just started but we have 1 follower) – Pinterest (started 0: now 20) – Sales (10 pieces)

My sister in laws started talking about this in June and started the company in July 1, so we’re pretty new.

Keeping in mind that we’re doing this the guerilla way (almost $0 budget for marketing/Finance), my goals from the Marketing and Finance point of view is:

1. After the Operation lady finish the pricing, to put up stores in 5 different marketplace including Etsy, Amazon and other handmade marketplace.

2. Start collaborating with other fashion makers to do a complete our look Book (we only do headbands, so if we collaborate with other makers who designs complementary pieces, we’ll have better photoshoots and we can all help build each other in the Social Media platforms)

3. Line us up in Trade Shows and other dedicated Physical Markets received from the Sales we make from my continued Social Media Marketing.

These are pretty small steps, but essentially the overall goal is to make more sales online.

Hello there ! First of all, I wanted to thank you Mei, for this exciting chalenge. My 3 SMART goals (which are supposed to be reached at the end of the month) are : – Make 15 sales on my ETSY shop, – Get 1 revue about my product in a printed publication, – Put 3 new illustrated item in my shop.

Here are my goals! 1. I would like to start a blog for my business, and brainstorm on content 2. I would figure out a better system for restocks 3. My dream would be to have a magazine feature! I want to eventually be picked up for retail.

Goals… I have 4. Some short term, some will take more time! 1- Increase sales to reach up to $2000/month so I can quit my 9-5 2-Start increasing Periscope presence by doing weekly videos. 3 – Spend less time being idle. Decrease non productive internet/television time. Increase learning! 4- Mommy/Kids fashion blog feature. A big blog, popular blog that will help boost sales!!

Step 2 – I just rebuilt my website so I had to do a lot of house keeping on my products. I feel like cohesive design is one of my strenghts. We have pacifier collections which is something I love. We also have collections within our headbands and pacifier clips. I also love brainstorming new product. I am in the process now of adding a couple pieces to our Fall/Halloween collections.

Thank you so much Mei! The timing of me finding this program of yours could not have been more spot-on! I have had dreams of having my own successful handmade business for sometime but have not really committed to doing it. I put up an Etsy store years ago but have barely devoted anytime to it as I should have if I was serious about having a handmade business. Life has a way of lining things up for you that kind of tell you point blank that it’s time to either do this or just walk away. Finding this program was exactly what I needed when I needed it. So without further ado, my goals! ;)

1. Update all my Etsy product listings (both current and expired) with new text and photos and renew the expired listings.

2. Get a website up that is separate from Etsy that I can use to also drive traffic to my Etsy store.

3. Develop a social media campaign using multiple platforms to drive traffic to both my Etsy store and my new website.

4. Commit to adding a new product each week to my Etsy store.

I think for now these first 4 goals are enough to get me started. I will come back here and update as they are completed.

Thank you again Mei for this program! I think you can successfully say that you have inspired me to get off my butt and go after my dream of having my own business. :)

..producing a more cohesive/edited collection of metal art jewelry (by march-april 2016) ..creating an interesting artful wholesale catalog/marketing-visual building group of items + a bare-bones/beta site featuring all this (by summer 2016) ..connecting with ‘my’ right stockists and forming wholesale accounts (at least 15 by december 2016.)

Excited and happy for the chance to grow, expand, explore, experiment and SEE what i do with with the offering of Life in 2016.

Decided to take on this challenge because I’m overwhelmed. I’m a freelance illustrator trying to finish client work, deal with the holidays, plan a wedding, and get my own brand off the ground. I opened a shop nearly a month ago, and have only made one sale . It’s my own fault, of course, because I haven’t properly promoted the shop or my brand. I’ve committed to my blog, and half committed to getting new work out there. Time for full commitment on all fronts!

I made these goals to get me started. I want to stay on track for this entire month and get the Hammyhaus brand off the ground!

1. I want to finish a painting every week. I work 5.5-6 days a week, and but I want to have one rest day each week. In that time, I need to be developing new art. This is important to keep my shop/products up to date and relevent.

2. I would love to make at least one sale every day by mid to late january. Even if it’s my most inexpensive item, one item per day is better than not selling at all. Before the new year, I need to update my images, and start printing my art on tangible products.

3. Better promotion and marketing. I want to keep up with my blog, start a newsletter with valuable information regarding my brand, products, and the super cute life style.

Thanks for the follow on twitter Mei. It really feels good to have been found by such a valuable resource.

I started my hand lettering, calligraphy and design business in April of last year, and I really want to be able to work full-time on my business very soon! Here are 3 of my goals for 2016 that are going to help me get there.

1. START BLOGGING – I will start brainstorming blog post ideas weekly, create a welcome email for new subscribers, and brainstorm opt-ins and freebies for new subscribers. My deadline for this is the end of February 2016.

2. COMPLETE PURCHASED E-COURSES – I have purchased more e-course than I can handle at one time, and have barely touched most of them. I want to be able to finish them and implement the strategies they offer. To do that, I am going to carve out time for each class and give myself a deadline to finish each one, working through the class daily. I will take copious notes to refer back to, ask questions to other classmates and instructors, and continue to implement what I am learning. I will continue to do that until I’ve finished all of the courses I’ve purchased.

3. SET UP AN ETSY/SHOPIFY SHOP – I will first take Paper and Oats’ Etsy course, which will guide me step by step on how to establish and maintain a successful Etsy shop. I will also create printables and other items to sell, and I will track my sales progress weekly.

My 3 goals for this challenge (though I am sure I can think of more, but 3 would be a great start for me since I don’t really set goals – it’s the truth!)

1. To create on a daily basis. I make jewelry and paint/draw, so there is a lot going on in my brain and a lot and it brings about procrastination most of the time.

2. Make one sale a day starting at the slowest part of the year for my business – that time of the year being now until June usually. I would love for this to extend to the entire year, since even though the Christmas season brings some days with multiple sales, I still never see One sale each day.

3. Get to the point where I can put my domain to use and open shop all on my own.

I made a bonus goal for myself … Selling more through wholesale in brick & mortar shops. I think about this all the time since one of the shops I sell at has been bringing me more revenue than Etsy has been lately.

So excited for this challenge! (My first goal should be finishing it! But that kind of goes without saying, right?)

So my goals are: 1 sale per day (seems impossible but I’m optimistic) 200 items in the shop by summer (I have 66 at the moment) 1000 Instagram followers by spring (I have ~700 right now. My IG name is @tinymountains by the way, follow me!)

Excited for this challenge as I really hope to streamline my businesses this year.

4 Goals would be :

1. Increase instagram following by promoting daily with a picture a day ( To have 350 strong followers by June 2016) 2. Blog more-A blog post a week or biweekly ( Increase to 100 followers by June 2016) 3. Finish my opening inventory and balance the books ( Complete this by January 31st 2016) 4. 30 listings in my etsy shop by January 31st 2016

I love this challenge and am ready to go for it and see progress in my shop! My goals for the next month are: 1- A sale a day (around 2-3 sales/week right now so this would be a jump!) 2-Gain more followers on social media/ double my IG followers from 79-160 (www.instagram.com/sarahwestdesign) 3-Create a more cohesive product line (get rid of items in my shop that haven’t sold, are not my favorite or don’t fit together with other items)

My 3 goals: 1-Have at least $500 of sales a month by June. 2- Have a properly working website, with all my items on it 3.-Figure out how to get followers and subscribers to my website. 4- Learn how to write a blog post. 5- learn how to make decent pictures

Oops, that is 5.

A little overwhelmed now, not sure how/if I will manage to do this. But I am going to give it my best.

1. A sale a day on Etsy. 2. Completed Line Sheet, Catalog and Promo postcard within three months of starting date. 3. Get three retail accounts outside of Indianapolis area.

I have been at this mostly as a hobbyist business until last year. I doubled my instagram following and also doubled my profit as a business from 2014. Being a mom and wife first and doing this as a part time business I did earn a part time salary. I would like to turn this into a full time gig and that doesn’t necessarily mean just more hours worked. I started with my line in one shop in Indianapolis and now I have four accounts. I am also a part of the local craft fair circuit and wish to expand beyond Indy. Can’t wait dive further into the challenge. Thank you Mei for your work and dedication to creating a buzz and for your sessions at Midwest Craft Con.

Hi Rana! Welcome to the challenge! Your website definitely gives the impression that you’re doing this full time. I love your branding and how professional everything looks. I’m excited to see where you take your business this year!

Hi Mei, thank you so much for this. I need this bootcamp in more ways than one. However, I shared the information you suggested but did not get access to the challenge. What did I do wrong? And I did not use the smaller buttons at the bottom.

Hey Renee! I’m sorry for the trouble. Are you open to receiving the challenge as an email course? That way you don’t have to keep checking back here for the next steps. Let me know and I can add your email to the challenge :)

I already have some patterns for sale, but more as a hobbyist. I want to professionalize my product and make it more coherent. This 30-days plan is just perfect for me! This way I can “force” myself to keep on track and within preset deadlines. I have to combine this with a fulltime job (and looking for a new one also at the same time! pfffieeuw!) So here’s my goals: I already created a new website that looks and sounds a bit more professional, but it still needs A LOT of work. 1) subscribe button for ENG and NL fans that want to subscribe to my blogposts. If I repeat this challenge, I will ad an automated mailing (with free goodies for subscribers), but that’s not achievable for now. I’m new to wordpress and Mailchimp so this is already a huge learning curve for me. I will try to work 30 minutes a day on this goal and will try to finish it in 2 weeks. 2) After point 1 is finished -> Create a shopping cart on my website. I will also try to work 30 minutes a day on this goal and try to finish it in 2 weeks. 3) after point 2 is finished -> upload only those patterns that fit my brand.

and after that I can start another 30-days challenge that’s more focused on gaining fans. :-)

I have now finished my first full time year working for myself. I am coming into my third year of farmers markets and craft fairs. I have a few active wholesale accounts. Last year I had a senior marketing student adopt me as her senior project. She took fabulous pictures and created an amazing website. I need to figure out how to keep the momentum going and grow this year.

I just started the 30 day challenge. Found this after partaking in Mei’s Seminar on Thursday. My Goals are. 1. Post my baby and childrens line includung bibs and clothing on Etsy 2. Start my Shopify Website and Start selling from there 3. Purchase a shipping scale and shipping materials 4. Start full email list and send out monthly e letter

I am starting the Sale A day Challenge. I am so excited. My Goals are as follows: 1, Make $300 in sales by the end of April 2. Land at least 1 Wholesale client by the end of April 3. Re-do my labeling and site for FDA compliance and regulations.

1) I want to get better about scheduling my IG content ahead of time. 2) Figure out a freebie for my e-mail signups. 3) I just did a big overhaul of my own website/shop – I need to re-take some of the product photos.

Newly Divorced – Single Mom – Forced to rebrand company due to divorce

Due to many factors, including divorce, I was forced to rebrand my online bikini boutique. This caused a huge lost of organic traffic to both my etsy shop and my own online shop. With limited time and funds I am struggling to recreate the same magic. I am the only provider for my son and struggling to keep him good care so that I can work and keep food on the table. :(

Goals 1. Increase good traffic by a factor of 10 2. 1 sale a day on both .com and etsy store 3. $15,000 sales each month

First let me tell you guys a little about who I am, what I do and why I do it. My name is Ajah (say Asia) Hales and I am the owner of Golden Goddess Cosmetics, an all natural hair and skincare line. I’m obsessed with finding homeopathic, tribal, or Ayurvedic solutions for everyday beauty needs. I painstakingly test recipes until I am able to create a product that is: Made of 100% Natural, food grade ingredients ethically sourced Incredibly effective, and Easy to use and affordably priced

I make these products because I am tired of taking the bad with the good and compromising by putting harmful chemicals directly on my skin or scalp. Six years ago, I decided if I couldn’t eat it, I wasn’t going to use it. Now I have over 20 natural products that keep me from having to put chemicals on my skin– I make everything from deodorant to hair gel. My hair and skin are in the best condition they have ever been in– now if only I could give up my french fry addiction!

Six months from now I plan to be running a subscription box service with 67 subscribers. I have done some research and am about 50% through with my business plan. I am in a business class right now and learning a lot but I am still not making as many sales as I would like to. I’m willing to do the work, I don’t expect success overnight. In the past I haven’t been as consistent as I should have and my business has suffered because of it, so a daily program is perfect for me in terms of accountability. I have come up with 3 SMART goals that will help move me towards my overall 6 month goal.

I want to interview 50 – 100 people in my target market this month. I made an online survey but haven’t gotten many responses, so I need to get out there and see what people really want! I want to make 50 sales this month. I have 3 Friday and Saturday in person vending events and also have an online store. Last month I made 5 sales, but only did one in person event and not much online marketing. Do you guys think this is reasonable? I want to launch a subscription box service starting September 15th. I plan to use the profit from my 50 sales to purchase materials for my first two months.

Hi my Name is Aubrey Reed and this the very thing I need to put the fire in my feet. I understand that if you are not making money with your craft then it is only a hobby. I chose to make money during something I love. thank you for offing this course.

My Goals: 1. To sell on Esty 2. To build my own online website for more sales 3. To sell (1) one item for day. so many more goals but starting somewhere is a start!

One of my goals for our business is to get traffic to our site. The second is to grow our email list to 100 active people. The third and final goal is to create passive income through the selling of our digital and info products.

1. Get 200 + digital products into my etsy shop (I’m at 25 so far) 2. Create a cohesive brand image 3. Finish my website and get it up and running. Even if it’s just a free website at this point 4. Get a sale a day. If not more 5. Get out of bed earlier (despite the cold) and therefore finish my work earlier. 6. Drink less coffee. As in one cup. A day. Not per hour. ;)

Hi My name is Lorraine and I make Tea Blends and Tisanes which I sell in my store: http://www.kanzenorganics.com. I have three goals in mind. 1- Drive enough traffic to my store to support at least 25% conversion rate resulting in 2 sales or more per day between now and 5 months. 2- Get 3 tea blends in other retail channels such as WholeFoods or Green Markets by Marcha 1st, 2017. 3- Grow social media following by 100% , identify my most profitable social media channels and focus on the top 2 by August 2017.

Jumping in the middle of the month so these are two week goals: 1. Make an editorial calendar: write and schedule posts for month of August 2. Promote one item daily across social media channels and etsy and Fb groups 3. Devise a strategy for my home studio to become more visible in community and plug in to new wineries and pop up events

Wish I could edit my post above. I realized that I didn’t even introduce myself or say Hi! Backtracking- Hi Mai and fellow entrepreneurs! I am Karen, a painter of whimsical folk art paintings for more than 20 years and a fairly new (3 1/2 years) potter. I make functional clay pieces also with a bit of whimsy and have written and illustrated a couple of children’s books and coloring books. I find that the only thing I am consistent at is being inconsistent ,so I am making another effort to commit to a structure for marketing my business. Good luck to all of us! :0)

Hello! My name is Meghann Halfmoon and my business is halfmoon. I design, make and sell clothing, leather bags and minimalist pottery on Etsy and in my brick-and-mortar shop halfmoon ATELIER on the small island of Saba. In mid-August I’ll launch my first PDF sewing pattern. My overall goal for 2016 is to: Double my 2015 online revenue.

Results that I believe will help me to reach this goal are: 1. Reach 100 newsletter subscribers. 2. Steady growth in sale of current products as well as pottery and patterns.

Hi everyone! I’m Fiona and my business is ‘Made for YOU by Fi’. I create unique wearables using crochet and amazing yarn. I’m a Christian who is hoping to use some of my proceeds to help women with start-up businesses in Western Kenya. Often I create brand new designs, inspired by a particular yarn. My business started in 2013, I opened my Etsy shop in April 2014 and as of today (17 July 2016), I have sold over $7000 worth of products. I would say that my business is ‘ticking along’ nicely, but I would like to achieve a little bit more (and move some of my stock), so I have just started the ‘Sale a Day Challenge’. In response to Step 1, my 3 (actually 4) goals are (I have more details, but this is a summary): 1. Get my house organised better, so my housework time is reduced. (there are lots of parts to this) 2. Receive 1 MTO order and 1-2 RTS orders a week (MTO will keep my fingers busy, and RTS will reduce my stock). 3. Allocate my time better – allowing time each week for new creations (the ‘creative’ side), as well as MTO. 4. Actively support other business owners, both by mentoring online and by financially helping start-up businesses in Kenya.

Hi there,… I have had my etsy shop now for 1 year about and only had 2 sales however Im not going to give up since I know that there are a lot of hair bow makers and doll clothes makers like myself who are rocking their sales…so I know that I can too… These are my important goals as of right now and I hope that with this a sale a day challenge I can gain some useful knowledge and skills that will help me to be successful in the long run!

My 3 SMART GOALS ARE: 1) To be financially free and independent with my own money and sales. To travel around the world.

2) To have my own craft room or space if only we had a bigger house that could fit a family of 5 instead of living in a 2 bedroom box where all my stuff is everywhere…. u know what I mean…

3) To have and set up 3 trust funds set aside for my 3 children to go to College or have a good start in life with what they need to do freely….

Hi, I’m Jen and I sew things for girls (and a little bit for boys – with 3 of my own, I can’t leave them out!) I have been at this since the beginning of the year and am happy to have found this challenge!

My goals are: 1. To seek advice and apply it with my photography (by the end of the year) 2. Make 5+ sales a week (by the end of the year) 3. Learn how to sell on FB, Twitter, and Pinterest (by the end of the year)

I’m really excited for this 30 day challenge! I really hope it gives me the kick start that I need. As an entrepreneur and small business owner, it’s so easy to feel stuck. So glad to find communities like these to keep me motivated!

Hi Mei! I am glad that i stumbled upon this! I am a brand new small business maker!

1) one of my goals for my small business is to be able to make steady sells and make my brand known :) 2) another goal is to get a website going and how to properly market my product! 3) to learn how to make my craft an actual small Business!!

1. To better my pictures and description based on your feedback on my Instagram. 2. To start selling because at present i do not have any sales. 3. I would like to get to a point of having one sale a day. 4. Down the road, would like to get sales of $ 500 a month.

I hope i am able to achieve the above goals and move towards displaying my art on art shows.

1. update my website and turn it into a small shop for my business! Recently a friend contacted me and told me she knew people who wanted to buy my product that live across the country but unfortunately they can’t because my website is not up-to-date! ” people want to buy the things you’re making, you just need to make them available! “. This was a real wake-up call! The last thing I want is people looking at my website and feeling disappointed that they can’t see the full range of my product. I have people sending earrings as gifts all over the world, people taking her business cards every day and any of these people may try to find me online and be disappointed!

2. Update my Etsy shop to include my new products and make some listings with drop-down options for colour and size rather than re-creating each listing every time I make a new pair of earrings…

3. Once I’m happy with my website and proud of how it looks and it is functional, I would like to drive traffic to my website by pitching my product to blogs and magazines etc.

I’ve got an established Etsy shop which I could lave working at the levels it’s at, but why should I if I can do so much more? I’m very late coming to social media and know that I can do an awful lot more there as well as really taking a step back to look at my Etsy shop with fresh eyes.

I signed up for the Sale a Day Challenge back in June and am finally getting started. Here are my goals. 1. Complete the challenge in the next 6 weeks and see results. 2. Move my blog over to wordpress, develop better content with a schedule and gain more followers. 3. Develop a marketing plan/calendar to drive traffic to my website.

I have been postponing this for 18days now! It’s time to start. My three goals are: 1. Get my 1st Etsy order 2. I’d like to organize my business and make it more structured 3. And of course, make a sale a day!

my business goals are 1. for the next 30 days, I will schedule my fb, Instagram, and email marketing posts – I will spend 1 hour per day planning/scheduling. 2. I will get 75-100 new names added to my VIP email list in 30 days. 3. I will get 1 sale a day for the next 30 days.

my personal goals: 1.workout 4 times a week 2. cut candy out (only for 30 days) 3. study 1/2 hour per day 4. drink 90 oz of water per day

1. Increase sales – both wholesale and retail. (I’d be happy with 2 new wholesale accounts to start.) 2. Transform my email list from not very many people to a growing list of interested readers. (Which means also committing more to the newsletter, and ignoring the fear that wells up inside of me at the mere thought.) 3. Get a better grip on social media. 4. Stay focused and get better organized!

I would like to begin this after the holidays, so *New year goal of having consistent sales throughout the year rather than seasonal (fall and winter) *begin and maintain a newsletter *grow my Etsy shop following *grow my Instagram following *create a website independent from Etsy

I just signed up for the challenge. I am sharing from the block & it doesn’t unlock? I read in the comments that it should have LinkedIn but not Pinterest in the block. That’s not what I see? The block has: FB, Twitter, Pinterest & Google +. Please let me know if anyone else is having this issue.

Hi here we are , these are my goals to develop my business on etsy 1/ increase sales to make them more regular : 2 sales a week 2/ build a emailing list of customer to built emailing strategy 3/ create a new product with a higher price because my highest price today is 30€

Does this only apply to Etsy shops, or can it possibly work on your website too? (urbansoule.com) Either way, I signed up, I know I can learn something new! My goals are: -Better descriptions of my paintings on my site -Creating a better inventory of my work and keeping up on it -Getting more Social Media interaction A sale a day would be spectacular, especially in Winter! (Depending on the season, my sales vary, Spring and Summer I do art festivals and am extremely busy, each festival Average is between 25-100 paintings., various price ranges. Fall/Winter I’m slower, selling maybe 3-15 paintings a month) Can’t wait for my daily emails! Thank you!

Hi Mei! I’m looking forward to getting started with this challenge. I’m just getting my business started and have many goals but my first are: 1. Well organized website up and running with quality photos and a shopping cart 2. Increase custom sales 3. A sale a day, at least

ok so my goals are 1. finally want to make some of 2017 just about my website – i have had a few problems and i have been trying for about 2 years now so i just want to have a website where i can sell my products and have a blog there and basically make it look professional

2. i’m in the process of re-doing/going over my business plan because i started with 1 main focus for my art business now i have two and it wasn’t planned so therefore i need to change a few things like products, prices and divide my business into products and services.

A: Attainable – for my website i have tried and i know you cant be amazing at everything so its impossible for me to waste time trying to think i can make it look great so i will need to hire someone hopefully trustworthy as last time it didn’t go well. I think my goal no.2 is attainable i am willing to give it time and test trade, get reviews and see how that’s going so i can make a decision relevant to my branding and me.

T: Timely – for the website i would love to be done in a month but that sounds unrealistic so maybe 6 months. and goal no.2 i would say i can try in the background while my website is in the process as i would like to launch my new products and services on my website – etsy doesn’t seem the right place for it.

HI, So I am just taking this for the first time. I have three goals. 1) Generate enough revenue to have spending money and enough to pay a cleaning person twice a month. We moved into a big old house about a year and a half ago, and it takes so much of my time to keep it clean, I don’t have enough time to spend on my business and have family time too. Numbers wise, I would say my goal is about $2,000 a month to start and eventually I’d love to consistently be making around $10,000 2) Get really serious about time management. Right at the moment my husband and I share an office and it makes me very unproductive. After the christmas tree comes down, my husband is moving into the living room and I am moving fully into the office ( I also share part of the kids play room…) So that’s one step forward with time management. But I also need to hold myself more accountable to keeping with my to do list everyday. 3) First I need to work on my Dream Client, I have sort of identified her, but she needs more work. Then once I know who she is, I need to figure out how to market to her and third part of that is too understand marketing better! I need help with engaging content for both a blog and for social media, but I also need to understand more how to explain/market my story ( I also need to fully understand my story first…) I am not good at explaining things, descriptive words escape me. I really have a lot to work on! I know I can do it, if I put my mind to it. I do tend to procrastinate if it doesn’t come easy. Accountability is big!

Hello, my goals are pretty simple at the moment, I sell my necklaces really well in person when I sell at handmade markets, but don’t have good on-line sales. This year I want to work on that so that I have ‘some’ sales each month. So my specific goals are: build up my on-line sales to several a month (5-10). Send out a monthly newsletter. POst weekly on my facebook page and Pinterest.

Hi Mei, thanks for the free challenge #1. goal is to create a strong cohesive product line on Etsy and promoted on social media the best I know how. #2. Goal is to get into some craft fairs and local shops. But here’s my problem with that a lot of people underestimate me, because Im a young college student trying to put my self through school with my passion. They think I don’t know anything and should get a “real job”. But infect I’m working twice as hard trying to start my own business and am more than willing to learn if they would just give me a chance. Any advice?? #3 goal is to make a sale every day.

People don’t realize how hard we work and think it’s oh you just threw something together and you’re selling it, anyone could do that until you get really big. It’ll take time but people will start to take you seriously

I just came across this wonderful challenge this morning and have got straight to work! This is exactly what I need to help me make this my best business year so far (I’m still very new!) So thank you for sharing. My 1st goal is to double my Etsy sales this year (2016 =38 so 76 in 2017). This may seem small to most but I’d be super pleased if I could get to this as I’ve put so much effort into my shop and brand this while back. My 2nd goal is to get to 10 stockists (currently at 7!) And my 3rd is to gain more Facebook and Instagram likes and followers.

Just starting this 30 day challenge….I have had my business for 3 years now (Handmade girls clothing) and sales are pretty low. I do REALLY well at craft shows but it’s not enough to carry me financially for the whole year. My stuff also does pretty well in local stores but they take half the profit so not sure how worth it that is for me. I am DETERMINED to somehow increase web sales this year but really need help with marketing which is why I’m starting this challenge. Here are my goals:

1) Increase WEB sales (not wholesale or craft show) to an average of 1 per day 2)Gain more TRUE Instagram followers (not just numbers of followers… but people who are following because they actually like my stuff, me and want to buy my stuff. 3)Learn more effective marketing strategies…..right now I do most of my marketing through IG and FB…I do have a newsletter but not many subscribers…how do I get those subscribers?! 4)Really clean up my Instagram feed to make it more cohesive and “pretty”

the most effective way I’ve found to get followers on instagram and facebook is to post frequently and at least on insta use the hashtags! Use them so much. If there’s potential just go ahead and hashtag it

Excited to start the challenge! I have an interior design business so the product Im selling is my services so my sales goals are a little different but heres my 3 goals!

1. 1 Large New Client/Contract a month / 1 Small New Client/Contract a month 2. One Blog a Month – Bring in 10 Followers/Subscribers per Blog 3. 1 Social Media post a day to create interest and gain 10 New Followers a Week between all Social Media Avenues

Bonus: Get website updated and full portfolio and client reviews on website

Okay, My goals are simple. I’ m a one woman ETSY shop – like so many others. Simply put, I’d love to grow my business to steady sales, but remain manageable for me. I often feel invisible on ETSY as jewelry is a saturated marketplace. Lastly and NO attention needed for this comment, I am physically handicapped (by a drunk driver) & so, can only manage so much on my own. These are my current goals:

1. More concise ABOUT PAGE, ANNOUNCEMENT, POLICIES and generally, LISTINGS – in an updated, current, fresh and engaging manner! 2. Clear, crisp photos on WHITE backgrounds for all my jewelry. 3. Learn how to use social media successfully (I do have a link to Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook – all w/some info, but clearly, not my forte – a bit tech challenged at 56 y/o! Being featured on someone else’s blog would be AAAAWesoooome!

4. Learn how to organize my product photos so I don’t have to scroll through hundreds to find what I want – knew how on my last computer, but the new software I have baffles me!

EVENTUAL – I love to write, so maybe a blog? Not sure how to go about that one at all considering the last comment in #3!

CONCERNING #2, I did read your info here on making a white background using gimp, so downloaded gimp immediately as it looked very simple. I’ve since learned most of my existing photos have stuff in the background, so this will not work as simply as just downloading gimp. I shall SLOWLY take on the task of re-photographing for most listings. Only problem is, some have sold and I re-create as ordered!

My Goals: (Long term & Short term) -Retake all my Etsy listing photos to be more professional & interesting -Make $500 on just Etsy this year. (I did $254 last year and opened on my birthday- July 14th!) -Have more original art for sale, maybe even original pieces (high ticket items) -Restock my most popular zipper pouch design -Possibly add sticker sheets, washi tape, and lanyards to my item selection -Invest in a good home printer system -Invest in an adhesive machine -Invest in a silhouette cutter machine -Get my products in the hands of more influencers -Make 4 zines filled with original art- take the art from those and make them into buttons, stickers, etc -Start building up my own characters (as opposed to relying on fanart for money)

It’s me again – Laura from COPPER WOODS JEWELRY. I forgot one more goal – which is actually an easy one as I love what I do – create new items that fit into my existing (pretty much cohesive) existing line! I should have used my business email the first time, not my personal one, but will respond on either.

Hi! I just started the email course of Make a Sale a Day. Hoping to start my handmade business once and for all! So the 1st email asked to share my first 1-3 goals for the next 30Days.

1. Do my Morning Rituals and actual DO IT! (Drink water-Visualization Meditation-Self Care habits and clean up-Walk-Breakfast. 2.Find my brand & product style (Im still having troubles with this and being consistent) 3. Open my online store once and for all! Ive been afraid of doing this but I will definitely do it!

thanks for creating this space Mei! my first 3 goals are: 1. reach out to Stores to expand my wholesale accounts 2. add new style to my website 3. do visualization/ goals work each day. I notice that along with needing marketing, i also have remained vague about where i see my business going.

1: Learn as much as I can about my customers at the April 14 show & sale and use that to leverage online customers, and make $1000 in profit before April 20th. 2: Increase Instagram followers to 1000, and Facebook to 500. 3: Apart from posting inspiring content, invite my followers to engage with my posts 4: Continue learning Java Script and other programming languages to continue improving my website

Hello everyone! I’m Tori, owner of the lifestyle brand Jellibunn Creations and by the end of the year I’m going to have 10 legging designs in stock, have my products in at least 3 boutique store locations, and be out of all business credit card debt

Hi all, I’m Andrea, owner of Anta Faye, an artisan body care line. Came across this challenge last week and it took me a week to sign-up for it as commiting daily felt challenging as my time is crazy with 4 boys, husband, fulltime job, husband’s business and general life, but I did it… First goal accomplished! Thanks Mei! Second goal – Update pricing on all our products to the prices they should be sold at and believe that people will buy them. Third goal – Learn how to leverage social media to my advantage… I don’t know why I find this so difficult. Fourth goal (becuase the first one is done already) – Make a sale a day

Hi all! I’m a wife and mother of two who crochets stuffed animal rattles in my “spare” time ;) Goal #1 – complete this course and get close to a sale a day, I’m thinking a sale every other day would be perfect! Goal #2 – list an original crochet pattern to help my soon to be booming sales not take up as much time. Goal #3 – retake product photos

Hi all! My name is Kelli and I own Penobscot Candle & Soap Co. I opened for business last summer and did quite well through the holiday season (averaged 2-3 sales/day). However, since the holiday season has ended, things have plummeted! My three goals are: 1. List at least three new products every week. 2. Post on FB once daily, IG twice daily, and Pinterest in excess of 25 pins/day. I’ve done this for a couple days and my traffic has doubled, yet still no sales! 3. Continually work on my SEO – and renew listings as necessary to maintain search relevancy. And finally, it’ll lead me to my 2-3 sales/day being a regular occurrence! If I can maintain that 2-3 sales/day, it’ll be enough for this to be my full time job (and a dream come true!)

Hi everyone! My name is Zorana, I live in South Europe, and I’m just starting a small business, named Wanderlust, consisting of soft toys and pillows for kids, inspired by nature. Here are my 3 goals of action step 1 (so excited!) 1 – to apply for a local non-refundable credit for small business ‘start-up’, which would provide exactly what I need in equipment to start my business. 2 – to complete my first collection of nature inspired soft toys for kids “Adventure begins”. Designs are all done, now printing and sewing! And 3 – organizing and decluttering my work studio. F u n c t i o n a l to the detail! I have it all figured out (just needs to be done ????????) Wish you all good luck in your challenges! ????

Hi everyone, I’m Anna and I make fun and creative kids costumes! My small business is called tired bear http://www.tiredbear.co.uk/ and I am so excited to get started with these 30 days! Good luck everyone. These are my goals;

1) Re-shoot all product photo’s for website/marketing/etsy

2) Start posting on twitter and facebook every day and set up regular blog posts on website – creating an editorial calendar would be a good start.

My Name is Jamie and I am an artist who has various projects and ideas. I do bleach art leggings, have a face and bodypainting service, and do illustration and design. My 3 goals are to 1.) develop a cohesive illustrative style that ties all of my passions together and is easy to recognize, and that exudes all of the qualities I listed in my journal and Pinterest folders. Each individual image will beautifully and energetically showcase the leggings, facepainting, and illustration all in one 2. To steadily and regularly post on social media, my blog and newsletter, keeping people in the know and engaged in my company. I would like to have 300 subscribers in 3 months and 1000 subscribers in one year. I would like to have 5,000 followers on my instagram in 6 months and 10,000 followers in one year. 3. My freelance art, facepainting business, and leggings workshops are flourishing and within 6 months I have a beautifully packaged craft kit to present to licensees for placement in Target.

Create a stronger social media presence by creating a Facebook group and Twitter page by the last week of February. Have 1,000 followers on Instagram by June 2017. And create an email subscription by May 2017.

Mei, thanks a lot for this challenge. It’s my first day and first task, but you made me scratch my head already. But now I feel like my head’s getting clear and neatly organized. This task even finally inspired me to make clear my product features and gave me some ideas.

My goals for the next 6 months (till September)

♦ 3 sales in a week (as I’m going back to my office work from maternity leave in October, I think I can handle 3 sales in a week) ♦ 40 listings in my Easy shop (I already have 12 in stock, another 8 are ready and waiting for post-processing, so I need 20 new listings and I guess, I have ideas) ♦ 500 subscribers in Instagram (as I already have 40, I need 460 subscribers in 198 days, it’s 2-3 people per day)

Hello my name is Sanetra, My business is in the developing stage of knitting/macrame goods. If you would like to see my journey follow my IG:@sanetrastew

The 3 goals I decided on once everything is up and running on my Etsy (hopefully end of March) are: 1) Create a social media calendar to reach 5k IG followers and 500 FB followers and 500 Pinterest followers by the end-of-year. 2) Have 2-3 stockists carrying the brand 3) Make 1-2 sales a day

I want the kind of life that prioritizes ease and creativity. My phrase for the year is “Easily Repeatable.”

Over the mid-term, I see my products and brand transitioning to a Buy it For Life model through increasing the quality of materials and offering a lifetime warranty, thereby increasing customer loyalty and satisfaction.

Here are 3 of my goals:

1. By the end of February I will have documented my baseline data about brand reach and customer loyalty using the Creative Hive Progress Sheet.

2. For the next 6 months (through July 14th) I will implement the A Sale a Day system with the goal of increasing my online sales to at least a sale a day. Check-in monthly using Progress Sheet.

3. In two years the Buy it For Life line will have been released and have data to analyze. Bundle and Stow will also offer patterns for sale for home sewists to sew their own tool rolls and learn production skills that make even home sewing easier.

LOVE THIS CHALLENGE… I JUMPED INTO MAKING A CREATIVE BUSINESS AND NOW I NEED TO REALLY GET THINGS MOVING FORWARD. MY GOALS: TO SELL 3-4 PIECES PER WEEK ( ALTHOUGH I’D LOVE 1 SALE A DAY) SOON I’M SURE CREATE A POSTING SCHEDULE TO GAIN MORE FOLLOWERS HAVE WEEKLY PHOTO SHOOTS TO HAVE MEDIA AVAILABLE FOR POST

Hi there . My name is Sonia of Styles of Sonia. I started my jewelry business in 2009 and you would think that I would be making at least a 4 figure income by now, but sadly this is not the case. I have not given up and this is still what I absolutely love doing. My Goals are to : 1. Secure a 4 figure income by the end of 2017 2. To get my website in order 3. To narrow down and organize my collection , tidy up. I am ready to put in the work and burn the midnight oil , stay consistent and make some amazing new friends .http://www.facebook.com/stylesofsonia Good Luck to us all !! :)

Hi my name is Honni and my Etsy shop is BoLoopi Designs. I make ribbon and chain jewellery and accessories and would like to start taking my shop from hobby to business.

My goals are – To improve my photography skills – To start developing product lines for my shop – To make at least 30 sales over the next 6 months (I know it doesn’t sound like much but this figure would at least make me happy for now!)

1. One blog post a week, with a few pre written and scheduled ahead of time (so in essence writing two a week.) 2. Design and release Range of flower brooches and hair accessories, possibly bows too. 3. Sort out proper shipping rates, international shipping, and drop and go at the post office as well as stationary by hazel for the rest of packaging, and more organza bags and better quality recyclable mailer bags

Hello from France Mei My goal is to get 1 sale a day within the next 2 months To send out my newsletter and post to my blog once a month To tend to my 10 products on Amazon Handmade UK and USA once a month To open a second Etsy shop specializing in Vintage French Workwear before the end of the year

Hi Mei ! I am Sophie and am a french designer maker. I share with you my goals : – make my first sale on website within 30 days – understand how to grow up business and have minmum one sale one day withn 30 days – improve my website

My name is Amanda I make baby accessories! Here are my 3 goals: 1: Get to 50 sales before 2018! 2: Expand my social media 3: Improve my photography skills so customers see the product as if it was in front of them :) Thank you have a great day

I just shared the post to Pinterest, but it still says the content is locked… is this normal?

Exited for the challenge! My 3 goals are: -Create an email newsletter list -Create a line sheet to start working on wholesale orders -Get at least 5 sales a week (I know we are going for 1 a day, but I am still unsure if that is realistic… I hope I am wrong!)

Hi Mei! I’m Kristen, I just emailed you as well. My 3 goals for the next 6 months are: -to get my jewelry Brand into 10 stores. -To gain 10,000 engaged Instagram followers -To figure out the best possible way to sell online in order to get a sale a day

1. Have consistent sales on my website and through my social media outlets 2. Get my products into local retailers 3. Have better time management skills and being more consistent when it comes to posting content and products.

Hello, I am Beth. I have had my embroidery business since 2013. This year I decided to really work on my SEO, pictures, copy, etc. My sales have tanked big time. It has never been this bad. My goals are to finish updating my SEO, redo all pictures, and get more interaction with people and customers through my pages and groups. I have 2 shops FabuEllaBoutique.com Sweetbabycakesboutique.com I’m thinking the first shop needs a name change that’s more sports related since I offer a lot of those types items.

I love this! I only let myself read Steps 1 and 2 today, as I have a full plate today {and usually anyway}.

My three goals are:

1} Complete the Brilliant Business Pinning course I just purchased. 2} Figure, update and list measurements and sizes on all of my bonnets and bloomers in my Ellie Ann and Lucy Shop. 3} Make $500 of sales monthly. I set an initial goal this year of $200, then raised it to $350, but am now raising it to $500 as my sales are increasing pretty rapidly in my The Wild Raspberry Shop.

A fourth goal is to eventually build/open my own web store and combine my two shops. Thanks for the help and motivation!

Hi! I just started the 30 day challenge. My biggest goals include: making a sale a day (that would be nice) and replacing my job with the business. I would love to be able to do this in the next 6 months if at all possible. Fingers crossed!

My 15-year-old website literally died of old age last summer. So my first goal is to rebuild on a simpler ecommerce site and get those sales coming. (This within 3 months) Right now I’m selling on Etsy and Artfire, but I want my own site as well, one that’s not subject to the whims of other people who don’t know and don’t care how MY business works!

Also within 3 months I’d like to have my Shopify/Facebook store stocked so I can start seriously promoting it.

Within 6 months I’d like to have a full month’s worth of expenses in the bank PRIOR to the month they need to be paid. I’m so tired of hand-to-mouth living, wondering where the rent is coming from or how I’m going to pay for critical supplies.

Also within 6 months I’d like to have enough money in savings to take my son on the cruise to Alaska I promised him for his high school graduation. (One memorable mom-and-boy adventure before he heads out into the world on his own.)

So, I’m going to need more than one sale a day. I’m ready to learn, and get busy!

Hi! Im Amy. My business is Lizzy Lizano Jewelry http://www.lizzylizano.etsy.com I’ve had my shop for many years and have really never treated as a true business… only a hobby. I really love to create and share my jewelry, there is nothing more satisfying than making a sale and knowing someone somewhere will be enjoying what I have created. Its in my DNA to create things for people to enjoy… in my professional career I am a fashion designer for a large company… so that need to create is satisfied on a daily basis. My goals 1- Treat Lizzy Lizano as a business not a hobby 2- Make 1 sale a week… for now ;) 3- Put myself out there more- I am shy so taking to social media isn’t the easiest for me… I need to change that. Im hope Mei and Creative Hive can be my first step to reaching my goals. I would like to commit to the #asaleadaychallenge but the content is locked… I have shared 2 times now and it still will not work, any help would be appreciated!

I literally loved reading through the challenge! I’m launching a new blog in just a week and it’s all about getting sales, if I don’t get sales, I make no money. I literally gotta follow these steps! Thanks for sharing! :D

Hi! Just found the challenge and jumping to it! My goals: 1- Have my online shop open to the public and stoked in a month. 2- Making 1 sale a day in 3 months. 3- Expanding my social/marketing reach ( 1000 followers on insta and 100 email subscribers in a month)

I’m Shehla and I started my Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBlueElephants) and blog (theblueelephants.com) a while ago. It’s been doing well, but I know it can do SO MUCH BETTER, so I can’t wait to dive into this challenge and treat my next launch as a new shop – basically, I want to include things I haven’t before and do it right from the start.

My Goals for the next 7 months are:

1. Create a line of plushies to sell, along with my patterns. 2. Make over 500 sales 3. Get better at social media and networking with others – i.e land a guest post, collab, etc

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